Thanks, the relic generation works fine now. I tried changing the stack count but it just replicates the same item with the exact same randomized stats. Just generating each relic separately gives an item with a new set of randomized stats.

that is because 50 relics in one stack is really the same relic, including the seed, 50 times

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So I'm thinking if I change the seed number of an item, will it change the randomized stats of that item as well?

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Does each particular seed number ALWAYS give one particular set of randomized stats?

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If so, then is there a 'magical' seed number between 1 & 4 billion which will generate an item with maxed random stats?

have fun figuring that out

In theory there will be one seed that for a specific item (i.e. set of bonuses) gives you the best values (which is not the same as max values throughout), but finding that will not be easy.
On the other hand if you create 10 to 20 items and pick the best one, you are reasonably close, so it is not really worth bothering with more.

Okay, I'm trying to wrap my head around this. So I'm thinking if I change the seed number of an item, will it change the randomized stats of that item as well? Does each particular seed number ALWAYS give one particular set of randomized stats? If so, then is there a 'magical' seed number between 1 & 4 billion which will generate an item with maxed random stats?

Yes, the same seed on an item will result in the same stats all the time.

It's likely there will be more than one seed that gives you the "max stats" for an item. That same seed will likely *not* give you the "max stats" for another item. So there isn't (or shouldn't be) a magic seed that word across the board that gives you "max stats" for all items.

Also, keep in mind that the idea of an item with "best/max stats" can also be subjective depending on the build you're going for. There might be some seeds that give you clearly inferior results. But beyond that, the differences are likely to be minute.

Given all of this info, I'd say that, practically, if you really really really cared... you might want to try a few different seeds just to make sure you didn't get some of the worst rolls. But beyond that, it doesn't matter how many seeds you try, you're not likely to make any significant dent in the 2^32 variations/seeds. Even if you've manually try 10 thousand variations, you would have only looked through 0.0002% of all possible variations. (Just take your calculator and put in "10000 / (2^32)" and see for yourself.)

You'll be better off looking for higher tier items/relics if they are available.